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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Mike Purcell Catcher
Retired (2010, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .644 Status Deceased (2040) Option Years 0  
H 708 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 10-28-1973
HR 42 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1998)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(86 games)
RBI 314
SB 25
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 1
1B C- (29.4%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1998 MON
28
82
9
11
3
0
1
7
5
20 0 1
0
0 0
.389
.182
.207
.073
.134
1999 CLE
60
188
16
44
8
1
2
21
17
35 1 2
5
0 2
.617
.298
.319
.085
.234
2000 CLE
71
194
19
51
11
0
2
20
18
31 1 1
2
1 2
.678
.327
.351
.088
.263
2001 CLE
9
14
2
5
0
0
0
2
0
3 0 0
0
0 0
.714
.357
.357
.000
.357
2002 CLE
45
131
11
27
5
3
1
11
15
34 2 0
1
2 2
.610
.297
.313
.107
.206
2003 CLE
96
250
31
61
12
0
7
23
27
52 1 2
6
1 0
.694
.318
.376
.132
.244
2004 CLE
108
357
40
100
12
5
6
40
27
56 0 1
3
1 1
.722
.330
.392
.112
.280
2005 CLE
127
328
29
77
12
0
7
37
32
61 2 1
2
0 1
.641
.306
.335
.101
.235
2006 CLE
99
316
25
75
11
2
3
28
21
56 0 2
3
1 0
.596
.283
.313
.076
.237
2007 CLE
116
303
32
69
10
2
5
38
29
68 0 4
0
2 2
.615
.292
.323
.096
.228
2008 CLE
103
312
35
78
15
2
2
31
31
55 0 4
2
0 0
.644
.314
.330
.080
.250
2009 CLE
81
222
21
58
9
0
3
20
18
52 0 1
1
1 3
.658
.315
.342
.081
.261
2010 CLE
87
207
16
52
8
1
3
36
23
28 0 1
0
0 1
.668
.325
.343
.092
.251
Total
1030
2904
286
708
116
16
42
314
263
551 7 20
25
9 14
.644
.306
.338
.094
.244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2010-11-01Mike Purcell has retired from the Cleveland Spiders
2010-04-01Mike Purcell of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
2006-07-18Mike Purcell of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2003-06-29The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Arch Shannon to the minors.
2003-06-28The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Darren Lawrence to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2003-06-25The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Ben Barnes to the minors.
2003-06-12The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Scott Bennett to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Dave Thompson to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Bo Higgins to the minors.
2003-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated Mel Schulz for assignment.
2003-03-07The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mel Schulz to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2002-09-03The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team.
2002-08-23The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Brian Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2002-08-21The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Brian Johnson to the minors.
2002-08-13The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2002-07-28The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Vince Bowers to the major league team.
2002-06-29The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Brian Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2002-06-28The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Brian Johnson to the minors.
2002-06-18The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Ben James to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2002-06-15The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have waived Mike Romine.
2002-06-09The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2002-05-08The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated George Cooney for assignment.
2002-05-05The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2002-04-25The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Ben Barnes to the minors.
2002-04-16The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Clise Warren to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2001-09-02The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team.
2000-10-13The Cleveland Spiders have sent Roger Wight to the minors. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
2000-06-11The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Jaime Jones to the minors.
2000-05-02The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Roger Wight to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
1999-09-14Mike Purcell of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1999-05-25A trade has been completed between the Montreal Royals and the Cleveland Spiders. The Cleveland Spiders receive Paul Diering, Mike Purcell from the Montreal Royals in exchange for Frank Eason. Protest This Trade.
1998-10-03The Montreal Royals have promoted Ron Miller to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted John Grubb to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have sent Mike Purcell to the minors.
1998-06-18The Montreal Royals have promoted Mike Purcell to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have sent Peanuts Oertel to the minors.